A Q+A with Heidi Rimstad, who helps frontline child abuse investigators cope with stress and vicarious trauma.

When kids are too young to arrest in New York, district attorneys in some regions are prosecuting their parents.

The state's Supreme Court ruled that two white foster parents don't have standing to argue that ICWA violated their ...

A system designed to protect children cannot function ethically when it resists transparency and shields itself from scrutiny ...

Part two in our series explores how the emerging Birth Justice movement is addressing deep-rooted inequalities affecting ...

Foster care teaches kids to lower your expectations & celebrate moving from a zero to a three, far from real safety, writes ...

In the first part of a multimedia series, journalist Suzette Brewer of the Cherokee Nation examines the widespread sterilization of Indigenous people and their centuries-long fight for reproductive ...

Latricia Powell is a survivor and advocate whose life experiences have shaped her passion for giving foster youth a voice. She grew up navigating the child welfare system, moving between foster homes ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels, along with pre-K students, at City Hall on Feb. 5, 2026. Photo by Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. Update Feb. 27: Melissa ...